With 20″ falling in the past 5 days and Alta’s lifts remaining closed all week, skiers were hungry this morning to devour some pow. Conditions were pretty good on…
Continue ReadingConsidering the dismal conditions on Sunday a meager 5-inch storm overnight didn’t seem like it would be enough to turn things around. Thankfully, it did. The snow was sugary smooth and made…
Continue ReadingCheck out some classic Alta footage from back in the day. Let’s hope we start to see conditions like this in the near future. Here’s to 75 more years of living…
Continue ReadingAlta’s 75th Anniversary season kicked off this morning with plenty to write home about. Alta Ski Patrol opened all of their lifts, besides Supreme and Cecret, and even better opened…
Continue ReadingThe weathermen must not be doing their homework because forecasts have been pretty off lately. Fortunately for us skiers they’ve all been wrong in a good way. With only 2″-4″…
Continue ReadingConsidering that only 3″-6″ were forecasted for today the 12″ that did fall were a welcomed surprise. Alta’s lifts didn’t start running until almost 10:00 and apparently most skiers are over…
Continue ReadingThe winds must have been howling last night because the 8 inches that fell in the past 24 hours were hard to find. Even when you did find a nice…
Continue ReadingWith skies clearing and temps warming, the snow at Alta thickened up just enough to disguise that awful ice layer. Patrol opened Baldy Shoulder and Backside by first chair providing the early risers…
Continue ReadingAfter missing last weeks massive 50 inch dump, the 5 inches from today helped to ease my pain and lift my spirits. This morning was pretty brutal with a severely…
Continue ReadingOne of the most infamous lines in North America has to be Jackson Hole’s Corbet’s Couloir. On March 7th Jackson Hole Mountain Resort closed Corbet’s so that TGR’s film crew…
Continue ReadingThe lift lines today at Alta may have been the longest I have ever seen them. The Collins lift line at one point started to turn and wrap towards the…
Continue ReadingWith over two feet of pow forecasted to blanket the Wasatch yesterday, a storm total of 7″ was disappointing. Normally for this season 7″ would be considered an epic day but…
Continue ReadingMain Chute opened this morning sometime around 10:30am. I unfortunately missed the opening but did get a chance to ski it about an hour later. Although not super fluffy like I’m sure it was…
Continue ReadingWith a storm total of 13 inches and the entire mountain opening by early morning you couldn’t ask for much more out of a powder day. Even though the mountain…
Continue ReadingSnow was dumping hard at Alta today with nine inches falling over the past 24 hours. Another 6-12 is predicted to start dropping Monday afternoon through Tuesday. Conditions today remained soft…
Continue ReadingWith only three inches falling in the past few days you wouldn’t expect much, but the conditions at Alta today were actually pretty decent. The little amount of snow that…
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